Spotlight on Canadian co-operatives
Check out these profiles of some of Canada's most interesting and innovative co-operatives.
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Naujat Co-op: Investing in youth In the remote community of Repulse Bay, NU (population: 945), one co-op is creating a legacy that will serve generations of Inuit youth ... Read more |
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Tune in to 106.1 CKJM-FM and discover a Nova Scotian treasure: Coopérative Radio Chéticamp! Back in 1989, the only radio and television stations available to the people of Chéticamp were in English, and young francophones had nothing but English language music and artists to listen to ... Read more |
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The Downtown Daycare Co-operative: giving parents a say In May 2011, a group of women from the Women's Co-op Business Program in New Brunswick decided to start a co-op for working parents - a place where parents could have a say in who takes care of their children and how ... Read more |
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Les Mains Tissées Hostel The "Les mains tissées" hostel was founded by people who had a desire to help young people going through periods of transition find their way ... Read more |
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Aron Theatre Co-operative The curtain was about to come down for the final time at the Aron Theatre, an iconic cinema located in the town of Campbellford, Ontario ... Read more |
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Youth Services Co-operative of Manitoba The Coopérative Jeunesse de Services - CJS (Youth Services Co-operative) is a summer program available to young French-speaking Manitobans aged 12 to 17 ... Read more |
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Robert-Cliche Health Co-operative No new physicians had come to set up practice in the MRC of Robert-Cliche, located in the region of Beauce in Québec since 1994. Retiring doctors; an aging population; difficulty attracting young doctors to the region ... Read more |
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Planet Bean Coffee serves up IYC flavour From banners to buttons to flags to flash mobs, co-operators across Canada are showing their International Year of Co-operatives colours. But a worker co-op in Guelph is showing its IYC flavour: the 2012 Coffee Blend ... Read more |
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Modo gets a makeover After steadily increasing their member base and making Metro Vancouver an attractive car sharing market, Modo, the first carsharing co-operative in North America, decided it was time for a fresh image ... Read more |
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Common Thread co-operative: sewing with a purpose Common Thread is a group of sewing co-operatives that give participants the chance to build confidence, earn a decent income and participate more strongly in their communities - one stitch at a time ... Read more |
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Mountain Equipment Co-op celebrates its 40th birthday In the late sixties and early seventies, climbing in Vancouver wasn't yet mainstream and climbing gear was hard to find. If you wanted a rope or an ice axe to explore a route in the local mountains, your best bet was to cross the border and gear up at REI in Seattle ... Read more |
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Coopérative de solidarité en environnement la Maison verte The Coopérative de solidarité en environnement la Maison verte is an example of how a diverse community is working togethr to provide ecological solutions for the home as well as resources for responsible consumption ... Read more |
